ERT news http://ertonline.co.uk/latest-electrical-retail-news.html en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:00 GMT Sitekit version9.0 Web Content Management System DSG international - parent company of Currys, Currys.digital, PC World and Dixons – has now officially changed its name to Dixons Retail plc. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/DSGi-becomes-Dixons-Retail-plc.htm dsgi dixons retail Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01z Latest News Arqiva is to phase in electronic programme guide (EPG) services from technology company All in Media (AIM) to its Now Digital local DAB multiplexes nationwide. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Arqiva-to-roll-out-DAB-EPG-nationwide.htm dab digital radio Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01y Latest News A press release issued yesterday announcing a recall on the Vax V124 Dual V carpet cleaner due to a fire hazard has been revealed as a fake. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Vax-hits-out-at-fake-recall-press-release.htm vax Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:30:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01x Latest News Bosch is to run a high-profile consumer press advertising campaign for its new Exxcel 8 steam condenser dryer with ActiveSteam technology. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/National-press-campaign-to-boost-Bosch-Exxcel-8.htm bosch Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01w Latest News Non-food non-store sales, including electricals, were 17.8 per cent higher on a like-for-like basis than those notched up in August 2009. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Non-food-non-store-sales-jump-17-per-cent.htm retail sales brc british retail consortium Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01v Latest News Meridian Audio has developed a limited edition of its recently-launched Meridian M80 compact entertainment system exclusively for The Savoy hotel in London. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Savoy-tunes-in-to-Meridian.htm meridian Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01u Latest News Sony is to install desktop widgets for the BBC’s iPlayer on all its Vaio computers from this month. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/BBC-iPlayer-heads-for-Sonys-Vaio-range.htm sony bbc Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01t Latest News John Lewis’s head of multi channel Simon Russell admitted that online sales at johnlewis.com was the department store group’s powerhouse in the week to August 28, with sales up 30 per cent on a year ago. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Online-powerhouse-boosts-John-Lewis.htm john lewis Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01s Latest News As part of its Plug into Safety campaign, the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has introduced RCD information leaflets to persuade consumers to use residual current devices (RCDs). http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Electrical-Safety-Council-bids-to-boost-RCD-use.htm electrical safety council esc Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01r Latest News Whirlpool has become the latest associate member of electrical retailers’ association Retra. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Whirlpool-joins-Retra.htm retra whirlpool Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01q Latest News German premium consumer electronics brand Loewe will launch its first 3D TVs in the first quarter of 2011, it announced today. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Loewe-to-launch-3D-TVs-in-early-2011.htm loewe 3dtv 3d tv Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01p Latest News Apple last night revealed its second attempt to make a big dent in the HD video-on-demand market with the launch of a revamped Apple TV service. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Apple-relaunches-Apple-TV.htm apple apple tv Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01n Latest News Demand for TVs, thanks to World Cup football, and iPads boosted total like-for-like sales at DSG international by three per cent in the 12 weeks to July 24. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/TVs-and-iPads-boost-DSGi-sales.htm dsgi dixons retail Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01m Latest News DTG Testing, the test arm of the Digital TV Group (DTG), has been given the first ever accreditation for testing digital terrestrial TV receivers by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS). http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/DTG-Testing-receives-test-accolade.htm digital tv group dtg Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01l Latest News A local TV group has complained to regulator Ofcom that IPTV joint venture Project Canvas poses a serious threat to local TV in the UK. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Another-TV-group-lines-up-against-Project-Canvas.htm project canvas bbc iptv Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01k Latest News Mobile phone company Orange has become the first operator in the UK to launch a technology that promises high quality voice calls. http://ertonline.co.uk/copy_of_ERT Latest News_2/Orange-launches-HD-Voice.htm orange hd voice mobile phones Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00a01j Latest News Consumer confidence has risen for the first time since February, making it less likely that the country will suffer a double-dip recession, a new study has found. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/Consumer-confidence-on-the-rise.htm consumer confidence household finances Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00901g Latest News Business leaders have upped their predictions for UK economic prospects over the next two years. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/BCC-upgrades-economic-forecast.htm british chambers of commerce bcc economy Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00901f Latest News Google-owned YouTube is to launch a free online movies-on-demand service. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/YouTube-to-offer-free-movies-on-demand.htm youtube movies-on-demand google Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:30:00 GMT 05n04600d00901e Latest News Aga Rangemaster reported pre-tax profits of £16.4 million for the first half year to June 30 against a loss during the same period last year of £2.4m. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/Aga-Rangemaster-returns-to-first-half-profit.htm aga rangemaster Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00901d Latest News Department store group John Lewis continued to outperform last year’s figures with sales in the week to August 21 11 per cent ahead of the same week in 2009. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/Sales-still-rising-at-John-Lewis.htm john lewis Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00901c Latest News August has produced the second consecutive year-on-year increase in high street sales according to figures from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/High-street-sales-rising-for-second-month-in-a-row.htm high street sales sales Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:30:00 GMT 05n04600d00901b Latest News John Lewis has today opened its second “at home” store in Croydon, Surrey. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/John-Lewis-opens-at-home-store-in-Croydon.htm john lewis Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:00:00 GMT 05n04600d00901a Latest News The Co-operative Group reported a 17 per cent jump in profits to £260 million in the 26 weeks to July 3 on sales that grew eight per cent to £6.9 billion. http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT Latest News/Co-op-reports-jump-in-profits.htm co-operative group co-op Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:00:00 GMT 05n04600d009019 Latest News